In the 6 or so months of planning before I took off in August 2015, I attempted to satisfy my urge to wander and work on my own projects with endless Google searches. I typed in every possible description that flitted the edges of my daydreams: nomadic artist; sketch artist; solo travel; travel blogger; sketch blogger … On and on it went.

Before arriving in Norway I spent two weeks in Denmark this past June. The highlight of my time amongst the Danish would have to be the last minute, cobbled together, 6 day self-guided bike tour of Northern Zealand.

Many people look at me askance when I describe how Workaway is set up and reveal that I sometimes work as ‘free’ labour, not able to see beyond a perspective which suggests a financial imbalance between business owner and worker.